Final: Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10

Oklahoma State’s pass-and-catch combination of Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon teamed up for two touchdowns and the Cowboys took advantage of four turnovers to beat Arizona 36-10 Wednesday night at the Alamodome in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.

Weeden passed for 240 yards with no interceptions. Blackmon caught nine passes for 132 yards including touchdowns of 71 and 3 yards.

Arizona quarterback Nick Foles passed for 280 yards and a touchdown but was also intercepted three times.

11:41 p.m. – OSU 36, Arizona 10: Oklahoma State’s Dan Bailey kicked his second field goal – a 44-yarder with 5:53 left in the game – and the Cowboys are wrapping this one up.

11:20 p.m. – End of the third quarter: Oklahoma State 33, Arizona 10

11:13 p.m. – OSU 33, Arizona 10: Oklahoma State is stretching out its lead with its second scoring drive in a row. Dan Bailey kicked a 50-yard field goal with 3:20 left in the third quarter. A face-masking penalty on Arizona’s defense on a fourth down kept the drive alive.

10:57 p.m. – OSU 30, Arizona 10: The Cowboys answered with an 11-play drive to give themselves a three-possession lead. Quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon finished the drive with their second touchdown connection of the game, this time a 3-yarder with 5:16 left in the third quarter.

10:48 p.m. – OSU 23, Arizona 10: Arizona was the first team to score in the second half. Alex Zendejas kicked a 42-yard field goal to slow Oklahoma State’s first-half momentum.

10:32 p.m. – The second half is underway.

10:08 p.m. – Halftime: Oklahoma State 23, Arizona 7

Oklahoma State took advantage of three turnovers, and quarterback Brandon Weeden passed for 131 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys took a 23-7 halftime lead.

Arizona quarterback Nick Foles passed for 174 yards and a touchdown but also threw two interceptions.

Neither team was successful running the ball in the half, but that didn’t keep them from scoring. Oklahoma State had 12 yards rushing. Arizona nearly tripled that, but still had only 35.

9:38 p.m. – Oklahoma’s defense produces another turnover. This time the Cowboys’ Johnny Thomas makes an interception near the goal line.

9:21 p.m. – OSU 23, Arizona 7: Arizona’s second turnover immediately turned into another Oklahoma State touchdown. The Cowboys’ Markelle Martin intercepted a pass from Nick Foles and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown with 12:33 left in the second quarter. The extra point missed.

9:14 p.m. – End of the first quarter: Oklahoma State 17, Arizona 7

9:12 p.m. – OSU 17, Arizona 7: Oklahoma State polished off the first quarter with a 40-yard field goal by Dan Bailey with six seconds left in the period. The Cowboys’ Brandon Weeden passed for 131 yards and a touchdown.

8:56 p.m. – OSU 14, Arizona 7: Arizona gets on the board with an eight-play, 63-yard drive. Juron Criner’s fifth catch of the game was a 5-yard touchdown from Nick Foles with 3:05 left in the first quarter.

8:48 p.m. – OSU 14, Arizona 0: Oklahoma State hit a big play for its second touchdown. Brandon Weeden threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to the Cowboys’ star receiver Justin Blackmon with 8:46 left in the first quarter.

Weeden has completed six of his first eight passes. Blackmon has caught three passes for 87 yards.

8:45 p.m. – Arizona’s first possession comes to a halt with an incomplete pass on fourth down.

8:38 p.m. – OSU 7, Arizona 0: A special teams turnover sets up Oklahoma for the first score of the game. Jeremy Smith has a 6-yard touchdown run and the Cowboys lead 7-0 with 10:55 left in the first quarter.

8:35 p.m. – Oklahoma State stalled on its first possession but got the ball back. An Arizona muff on a punt return gives it back to the Cowboys.

8:30 p.m. – The 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl is underway with Oklahoma State getting first crack on offense.

Oklahoma State and Arizona meet tonight at the Alamodome. Share your thoughts before, during and after the game.

TV: ESPN (national), 8:15 p.m.Radio: KZDC-AM 1250 (local), 8:15 p.m.

Fans from Oklahoma State and Arizona congregate in Alamo Plaza about three hours before kickoff.

Fans were greated to downtown San Antonio with good weather Wednesday afternoon – not a major factor for a game played inside the Alamodome – but a blessing for those visiting Alamo Plaza and the Riverwalk in the hours before kickoff.